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Killed.
Injured.
hidden under a partly burned wooden door, the partially incinerated body of a woman who had been bound and gagged. At the time of the arrival of the Brigade, the person responsible for the crime was on the scene, but escaped temporarily, and was arrested later. He was placed on trial at the Supreme Court and sentenced to death.
(d) Following a fierce fire in a tenement type of building at No. 23, Sha Po Road, Kowloon City, on the 22/5/1937, the charred remains of one Chinese male and three Chinese females were discovered in the debris.
(c) At the height of the disastrous typhoon on 2/9/1937, the Brigade was called at 03:44 hours by the street fire alarms situated at Bonham Strand, West, and Eastern Street, and by Public telephone, to a fire which had broken out at 134, Connaught Road, West. The Central Fire Station appliances and an appliance from Western Fire Station immediately responded to the call, notwithstanding the flooded nature of the streets, falling masonry, signboards and electric wires. Three appliances became partially submerged on their way to the fire, the water putting the engines out of action. Three appliances were able to reach the scene. It was discovered that a fierce fire had already involved the large tenement houses, Nos. 133 & 134, Connaught Road, West, on the waterfront of the harbour, and was spreading rapidly eastward and westward. In spite of heavy seas which submerged the roads, the Brigade brought two pumps to work from nearby hydrants, but owing to the terrific wind force which at times reached over 130 M.P.H. the jets were converted into spray, twelve feet after
- K (1) 5 -
Killed.
Injured.
hidden under a partly burned wooden door, the partially incinerated body of a woman who had been bound and gagged. At the time of the arrival of the Brigade, the person responsible for the crime was on the scene, but escaped temporarily, and was arrested later. He was placed on trial at the Supreme Court and sentenced to death.
(d) Following a fierce fire in a tenement type of building at No. 23, Sha Po Road, Kowloon City, on the 22/5/1937, the charred remains of one Chinese male and three Chinese females were discovered in the debris.
(c) At the height of the disastrous
typhoon on 2/9/1937, the Brigade was called at 03:44 hours by the street fire alarms situated at Bonham Strand, West, and Eastern Street, and by Public telephone, to a fire which had broken out at 134, Con- naught Road, West. The Central Fire Station appliances and an appliance from Western Fire Station immediately responded to the call, notwithstanding the flooded nature of the streets, falling masonry, sign- boards and electric wires. Three ap- pliances became partially submerged on their way to the fire, the water putting the engines out of action. Three appliances were able to reach the scene. It was discovered that a fierce fire had already involved the large tenement houses, Nos. 133 & 134, Connaught Road, West, on the waterfront of the harbour, and was spreading rapidly eastward and west- ward. In spite of heavy seas which submerged the roads, the Brigade brought two pumps to work from nearby hydrants, but owing to the terrific wind force which at times reached over 130 M.P.H. the jets were converted into spray, twelve feet after
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